Meyi 16, 2012, Ukufunda

Izenzo Zabaphostoli 17: 15, 22-18:1

17:15 Khona-ke labo ababehola uPawulu bamyisa e-Athene. Futhi ngemva kokuthola umyalo kuye kuSila noThimothewu, ukuze beze kuye masinyane, bahamba.
17:22 Kodwa uPawulu, emi phakathi kweAreyophagu, kusho: “Madoda ase-Athene, Ngiyabona ukuthi kukho konke nikholelwa ezeni.
17:23 Ngoba njengoba ngangidlula futhi ngiqaphela izithombe zenu, Ngathola ne-altare, okwakulotshwe kuyo: KUNKULUNKULU ONGAZIWAYO. Ngakho-ke, enikhonza ngokungazi, lokhu yikho engikutshumayela kini:
17:24 uNkulunkulu owenza umhlaba nakho konke okukuwo, Lowo oyiNkosi yezulu nomhlaba, ongahlali emathempelini enziwe ngezandla.
17:25 Futhi akakhonzwa ngezandla zabantu, sengathi udinga utho, ngoba nguye onika zonke izinto ukuphila lokuphefumula lakho konke okunye.
17:26 Futhi wenze, kokukodwa, wonke umndeni womuntu: ukuhlala phezu kobuso bomhlaba wonke, enquma izikhathi ezimisiweyo nemikhawulo yokuhlala kwazo,
17:27 ukuze afune uNkulunkulu, uma mhlawumbe bengase bamcabange noma bamthole, nakuba engekude kulowo nalowo kithi.
17:28 ‘Ngokuba siphila kuye, futhi unyakaze, futhi ube khona.’ Njengoba nje ezinye zezimbongi zakini zishilo. ‘Ngokuba nathi singabomndeni wakhe.’
17:29 Ngakho-ke, njengoba singabantwana bomndeni kaNkulunkulu, akumelwe sicabangele igolide noma isiliva noma amatshe ayigugu, noma ukuqoshwa kobuciko kanye nemicabango yomuntu, ukuba yisithombe salokho okuBunkulunkulu.
17:30 Futhi ngempela, UNkulunkulu, esebheke phansi ukuze abone ukungazi kwalezi zikhathi, manje usememezele emadodeni ukuthi wonke umuntu kuyo yonke indawo kufanele enze ukuzisola.
17:31 Ngoba umisile usuku azakwahlulela ngalo umhlaba ngokulunga, ngomuntu ammisile, enikeza ukukholwa kubo bonke, ngokumvusa kwabafileyo.”
17:32 Futhi lapho sebezwile ngokuVuka kwabafileyo, ngempela, abanye babehlekisa, abanye bathi, “Sizokulalela ngalokhu futhi.”
17:33 Ngakho uPawulu wasuka phakathi kwabo.
17:34 Nokho ngempela, amadoda athile, benamathela kuye, wakholwa. Phakathi kwalaba kwakukhona noDiyonisiyu wase-Areyophagu, nowesifazane ogama lakhe linguDamari, labanye kanye labo.

IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 18

18:1 Ngemva kwalezi zinto, esesukile e-Athene, wafika eKorinte.

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